- Pholia sharpii
Identification
- Blue back
- White throat and upper breast
- Yellow iris
Distribution
Africa south of the Sahara
Western Africa': found only in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and northern Tanzania
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1] which in the past was placed in genus Cinnyricinclus and which is also placed in Poeoptera.
Habitat
Lightly wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet includes small fruits.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Sharpe's Starling. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Sharpe%27s_Starling


